Uzbek Plant Returns Radioactive Cargo to Kyrgyzstan

April 25, 2012

Abstract:

The Uzmetkombinat metal processing enterprise located in Uzbekistan returned around 39 tons of ferrous scrap metal to Kyrgyzstan because it was emitting elevated levels of radiation. The report does not specify the source of radiation.

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This article is part of a collection examining reported incidents of nuclear or radioactive materials trafficking in or originating from the Newly Independent States.